The Naples Quartet Part Two The Story of a New Name

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In Part Two of “My Brilliant Friend,” Lila works for her husband’s family business. Elena excels in her studies, aiming to escape her fate in a squalid Neapolitan neighborhood. But they soon meet on the seashore, where Nino and his family join them. In a shocking mix of events and emotions on this dark shore, Elena Ferrante continues to draw the reader into the journey of the two friends. She is perhaps the best writer the modern novel has known. Her writing is as transparent as crystal, and her stories are simultaneously visceral and profound. The Economist: She is, above all, a master of plot and intrigue. The Independent: No one has written more about Italy, its feelings, its neighborhoods, its tastes, and its violent emotions than Ferrante. IL Manifesto is a masterpiece in every sense of the word… I read all of its books in a state of immersion, completely enchanted by its charm. I wanted nothing more than to follow Lila and Elena’s lives to the end. Jhumpa Lahiri (Pulitzer Prize Winner)